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Omoo-Omoo The Shark God
''Omoo-Omoo the Shark God'' is a 1949 American exploitation film directed by Leon Leonard. Loosely based on the Herman Melville novel ''Omoo'', it is about the curses that befall a ship following the removal of pearls from an island shrine. The film is also known as ''The Shark God'' in the United Kingdom. Plot A sea captain has violated the tabu of a South Sea Island by removing some pearls that are the eyes of an idol of the Shark God. The captain is killed by two crew members who want the pearls. Cast * Ron Randell as Jeff Garland * Devera Burton as Julie Guy * Trevor Bardette as Capt. Roger Guy * Pedro de Cordoba as Chief Tari * Richard Benedict as Mate Richards * Michael Whalen as "Chips" * Rudy Robles as Tembo * George Meeker as Dr. Godfrey Long * Lisa Kincaid as Tala Reception ''Variety'' called it "an unpretentious jungle picture" in which the action sequences "seldom achieve an aura of realism" and "performances are generally listless with Randell turning in the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Leonard
Leon Leonard (March 11, 1909 – February 1, 1995) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ... district from 1941 to 1948. He served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1947. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonard, Leon 1909 births 1995 deaths Speakers of the New Jersey General Assembly Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly 20th-century American politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudy Robles
Rudy Robles (born Pastor Lluviosa Robles, 29 April 1910 – 11 August 1970) was a Filipino film and television actor. He was one of the first Filipino actors to appear in Hollywood movies. Career Robles was born in Tacloban, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, where he began his schooling before emigrating to the United States. He completed high school and college in California, where he excelled in debating and acting. Producer Samuel Goldwyn reportedly discovered and gave him the screen name Rudy Robles whilst he was working as a bellhop at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Hollywood. His credits include pre- and post- World War II films, such as Lt. Yabo in ''The Real Glory'' (1939) starring Gary Cooper and David Niven. HIs uncredited roles include appearances in '' The Adventures of Martin Eden'' (1942), '' Wake Island'' (1942), '' Manila Calling'' (1942), and he played a Filipino assassin in the 1942 film '' Across the Pacific''. During World War II, Robles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By Albert Glasser
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
